Justice Minister Marco Bushmann described the raid as an anti-terrorist operation. He also expressed suspicion that the suspects had planned to attack the country’s institutions. Top security official said the group was inspired by violent coup plans and conspiratorial ideologies
Police officers in Germany on Wednesday carried out raids against extremists suspected of trying to overthrow the government. Twenty-five people, including a 71-year-old German nobleman, have been detained in Germany, including a retired military commander and former lawmaker for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). According to a media report, federal prosecutors informed that about 3,000 officers raided 130 locations in 11 of Germany’s 16 states.
Counter terrorism campaign
Justice Minister Marco Bushmann described the raid as an “anti-terrorist operation”. He also expressed suspicion that the suspects had planned to attack the country’s institutions. Germany’s top security official said the group was “inspired by violent coup d’état and conspiratorial ideologies.” Gave. Not only this, the group also gave a call to oust the government from power.
Federal prosecutors denied this
Prosecutors said 22 German nationals had been detained on suspicion of ‘membership in a terrorist organisation’. The Guardian reported that three other detainees, including a female Russian national, were suspected of supporting the organization. The unit has been scrutinized in the past over alleged far-right involvement by some soldiers. Federal prosecutors declined to confirm or deny that the barracks had been searched.
Establishment of ‘terrorist organization’
A scion of the noble family that ruled parts of East Germany in the 12th century and a former senior field officer in a paratrooper battalion of the German army, named only Rüdiger von P. Last year, the pair linked a ‘terrorist organisation’. The establishment is in charge of planning a military coup with Rüdiger von P and Heinrich XIII mapping out Germany’s future.
